Lucky Dube is murdered

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Hardbeatnews, LONDON, England, Fri. Oct. 19, 2007: South African reggae singer, Lucky Dube, was yesterday murdered in a hijacking attempt in Rosettenville, Johannesburg.

South African media reports indicate Dube was shot dead at around 8.20 p.m. as he was dropping off his son in the Johannesburg suburb.

His son was already out of the car and ran to ask for help.

Dube was hailed as 'The shining star of African reggae and 'South Africa's biggest selling contemporary artist.’ With an incredible 21 albums under his musical belt, he was a man with superb musical taste and genuis, an artist with a message, with a reason and a rhyme behind everything he did.

His songs are based on three main things - political issues, social issues and personal issues. From the release of his first reggae album in 1984, to his present superstar status, Dube maintained the humble nature that brought him closer to the people that inspire his music.

He has toured the world more times over and shared stages with names such as Maxi Priest, Sinead O-Connor, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Seal, Ziggy Marley, Celine Dion, Sting and many, many others.

Dube raked in over 20 local and international awards for his music and videos and was often compared to Jamaica’s Peter Tosh for his sound and looks. His massive hits included ‘Taxman,’ ‘Prisoner,’ ‘The Way It Is,’ ‘Victims’ and Trinity among others. –Hardbeatnews.com